Pāli Dictionary

coḷa

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • cloth; a piece of cloth; rag

  • SN 1.49

    sace enti manussattaṃ, dalidde jāyare kule, coḷaṃ piṇḍo ratī khiḍḍā, yattha kicchena labbhati.

Encyclopedia

Coḷa
Place

  • A South Indian country, the Coḷā’s homeland, extending from the Coromandel coast to the Penner River with Tanjore as its medieval capital, whose repeated invasions of Sri Lanka the Ceylon Chronicles record as a chief menace to the island’s peace and culture.

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